Good Gear Guide - Stories by Angus Kidman RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/author/61895577/angus-kidman/articlesen-auThu, 13 Apr 2006 19:00:01 +1000Microsoft Visio Professional 2003http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/microsoft/visio_professional_2003/218604/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedMicrosoft's Office suite included numerous tools for generating visual information, including the drawing tools in Word, the charting options in Excel and the numerous layout settings in PowerPoint. However, those options aren't suitable for creating more complex diagrams, such as floor plans, engineering diagrams or organisational charts.Angus KidmanThu, 13 Apr 2006 19:00:01 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/microsoft/visio_professional_2003/218604/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedQuicken Personal Plus 2006http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/quicken/personal_plus_2006/218334/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedBasic personal finances can easily be managed on the back of an envelope or in a spreadsheet, but once you start juggling salaries, credit cards, mortgages, investment properties and share portfolios, a more structured solution is needed. Angus KidmanTue, 14 Feb 2006 07:00:35 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/quicken/personal_plus_2006/218334/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedMiicrosoft Encarta 2006http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/microsoft/encarta_2006/218361/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedSince its launch in 1993, Encarta has become the dominant electronic encyclopaedia and helped effectively kill off the concept of a print encyclopedia. Angus KidmanWed, 08 Feb 2006 15:00:55 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/microsoft/encarta_2006/218361/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedMaximizer 8http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/maximiser/8_0/218748/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedCustomer relationship management (CRM) is a mildly confusing concept for a simple task that many businesses need to perform: keeping track of new and potential customers in order to ensure maximum sales and profitability. Angus KidmanTue, 13 Dec 2005 11:00:46 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/maximiser/8_0/218748/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAdobe Photoshop Album 2.0http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/137789/adobe_photoshop_album_2_0/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAdobe's Photoshop has a deservedly strong reputation as an image manipulation tool, but is priced well out of reach for home digital photography enthusiasts and can be tricky for beginners. Photoshop Album 2.0 borrows the branding for a much simpler tool aimed at the home market (and priced accordingly). Unlike its sibling, this is a Windows-only release.Angus KidmanThu, 24 Nov 2005 12:00:10 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/137789/adobe_photoshop_album_2_0/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedScrapbook your memorieshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/adobe_systems/photoshop_album_2_0/218081/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAdobe's Photoshop has a deservedly strong reputation as an image manipulation tool, but is priced well out of reach for home digital photography enthusiasts and can be tricky for beginners. Photoshop Album 2.0 borrows the branding for a much simpler tool aimed at the home market (and priced accordingly). Unlike its sibling, this is a Windows-only release.Angus KidmanMon, 21 Nov 2005 07:53:41 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/adobe_systems/photoshop_album_2_0/218081/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedFileMaker Pro 8 Advancedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/filemaker/pro_8_advanced/218745/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedA true veteran of the application world, FileMaker has been available for Macintosh users since 1985 and Windows machines since 1992. While some of the product naming conventions has changed with version 8, released in mid-2005, the core of the product - an integrated development environment for database-driven applications that's simple enough to be used by non-programmers - remains very much the same.Angus KidmanTue, 16 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/filemaker/pro_8_advanced/218745/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeed